Hundreds of millions of Americans are presently besieged by a massive arctic blast and winter storm. Luckily for them, it ...

On its own, Earth would shift toward another ice age in about 10,000 years, scientists say. But humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions may have radically shifted the climates trajectory. (Santa Barbara, ...

Orbit can pace ice ages, but modern CO2 shifts the clock. The next true glacial era is far off, while warming runs hot right now.

Earth has experienced several climate cycles throughout its long history, including several ice ages that caused the planet to freeze over. The last ice age occurred approximately 11,700 years ago, ...

First, what is an ice age? It’s when the Earth has cold temperatures for a long time – millions to tens of millions of years – that lead to ice sheets and glaciers covering large areas of its surface.

There are a few things scientists know for sure about how Earth grows warmer: For instance, when there’s more carbon dioxide ...